Where does “smesti” come from?

smesti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȅsti, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

smesti (Serbo-Croatian): to confuse, bewilder; to distract, sidetrack

Definitions

  1. to confuse, bewilder; to distract, sidetrack

Ancestry of “smesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȅstito sweep
2Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
3Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →